On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I answered an ad for a tech and received a reply asking for a quote. Now > the > person is saying they are going to ship the computers to me. The alleged > proposed work (straightforward Windows + Office installs) does not justify > this expense imho but I dont't get what he gets from my name and address if > I give them to him. Is the next step that he needs a credit report to make > sure I don't abscond with them? That must be it, huh. > > Be extremely careful, you are trusting this unknown party with detailed information about who you are every time you give someone a look at your credit report. Do Not Trust Anyone! My experience with the last couple years learning this industry is that this is 99% in my opinion a scam. How similar scams work... The scams appear on Craigslist and other classified websites offering an apartment for rent or a job posting and consumers respond to the listings via email. Once the consumer's inquiry is received, the consumer then becomes engaged in what they believe is legitimate communication between a potential employer or property manager. The alleged employer or property manager will include a link to a free credit report website, asking the consumer to go to the site to get their free report. The consumer is then instructed to email their credit report and/or credit score to the potential employer or property manager so they can "verify their employment or housing history" and proceed with the job or apartment application process. Outside of the identity theft/fraud aspect, my major client is a credit report / monitoring service company, and this is a really lucrative "affiliate" driven market, offering affiliates commissions of $20 + per lead. Sure there are many legitimate reasons why an employer would need to review your credit report, most allow you to fax or mail it to them yourself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:311778 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
